Oscar Smith
Enlisted as a Captain
"L" Co. MS 44th Infantry
Sources used by Historical Data Systems, Inc.:
- Index to Compiled Confederate Military Service Records
- Supplement to the Official Records of the Union & Confederate Armies
..............
Oscar Smith, age 30, 1st Lieutenant, Capt. W. W. W. Wood's Company, Mississippi Volunteers, joined for duty and enrolled December 20, 1861 at Natchez Miss. for the war, promoted Captain April 12, 1862, reduced to 1st Lieutenant in consequence of Captain Wood's re-enlistment, promoted Captain August 5, 1863, wounded in battle before Atlanta, July 28, 1864, left in hands of the enemy, no further information
* This company was assigned to Blythe's Regiment Mississippi Infantry April 16, 1862, and became Company L of that regiment. It subsequently became Company L, 44th Regiment Mississippi Infantry
M269: Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Mississippi
..........
For further information on the regiment, see:
http://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=44th+Mississippi+Infantry&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8